Whatever your opinion is of the contract extension the Detroit Lions gave Jared Goff, there's no arguing that the deal looks better after what the Jacksonville Jaguars handed out to Trevor Lawrence on Thursday.
The Lions signed Goff to a four-year, $212 million deal that includes $113 million fully guaranteed at signing and averages out to $53 million per year, per Over the Cap. At the time, the annual average ranked second among quarterbacks.
According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, the Jaguars and Lawrence agreed to a five-year, $275 million deal that includes $142 million fully guaranteed at signing. That works out to an annual average of $55 million, which surpasses Goff's and is tied for the highest among signal-callers with the Cincinnati Bengals' Joe Burrow.
Lawrence entered the league with no shortage of hype, but it's safe to say he has not lived up to the billing of an elite quarterback thus far.
Over his first three years in the league, Lawrence has completed 63.8% of his passes for 11,770 yards and 58 touchdowns to 39 picks, not exactly the numbers you'd hope for with a former No. 1 overall pick.
Adding to that, Lawrence actually took a step back last season after a strong finish to 2022, and he was at least partly responsible for the Jags' late-season collapse that led to them missing the playoffs. On the bright side, he did win a playoff contest the year before, but he also threw four picks in that game.
Meanwhile, Goff has resurrected his career in Detroit and nearly helped the Lions to their first Super Bowl appearance last season. He also post superior numbers to those of Lawrence, and the same can be said for his second and third seasons in the NFL as compared to the Jaguars quarterback's.
As if all that wasn't enough, Goff has racked up five playoff wins, the most for any NFC quarterback since he entered the league, and he has one Super Bowl appearance under his belt while he was with the Los Angeles Rams.
Say what you want about Goff's shortcomings and how much he deserved the deal or not (he did), he is, without a shadow of a doubt, more deserving of a massive contract extension than Lawrence is.
